Milk-jar stand.



A. W. TATE.

- MILK JAR STAND.

APPLICATION FILED was 6. 1-913.

1,280,584. Patented Oct. 1, 1918.

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firing-JAR sienna 1 To all whom it mag camera y i Be it known that VI,' AARONQW.L:TATE,T a: citizen of "the v United States, residing at Gerty, in the county of IHIughes, State of Oklahoma, have invented anew' and usefill. Milk-Jar Stand; anal dofhereby ole'g'zlare the following to be a full, clear,fland.exact description of the inventioin jsuchasj will enable others skilled in the art to which' it' appertains to make andus'e the same. H The present invention relates to a tilt ng" support for milk jars and like co'ntainers',

and has forits Object to provide'a'device of this character which embodies n o'vel features of construction whereby aheavy milk jaro'r'; the like can be supported in an elevat'edposij tion' and in such a mannerth'at'it can ble; easily tilted by a woman'orchild'to our;

out the contents thereof.

Further objects of the invention are toj provide a stand for tiltably, supporting millejars and thelike which is portable and can be readily moved from place to place, which can be quickly adjust'edto jfit diflerent sizes of jars or receptacles, and which holdsithe jar securely in position so thatithere is nof dangerof accidental breakage orgspilling, although the contents of the 'jar'can fbere l moved without difliculty at any time. With thesejand other bbjqtsfin view," "the"; invention consists in certain novel combinai tions andiarrangements of' the parts aswill more fully appear as the description ceeds, the novel featuresthereof" bei pointediout in the appended claim'siff For a 'full understanding'of the inventlo reference is to be had "to thardm ing; description and accompanying drawingspin' which}; I r e. i. Figure l'is a side flelevationioffaltilting milk jar support constructed inaccordance with the invention. 2

Fig. 2 is a front viewthereoflfff V Fig. 3 is an enlarged detailfvie' gof the tilting cradle or cage which. receives the broken away. 1

Fig. 4 is a top plan view thereof. 7 Corresponding and like parts are referred in the following description and indicated 'n all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

Referring to the drawings, which illus trate one embodiment of'the invention, the

milk, ja p rs 9 he th ists numerals 1 designate a pair of spaced. and

similar standards which are rigidly con- 7 Specifipatidn of Letters Pat ent. 7

nected'fat alipoint toward' their lower snag,

by a crossbarfl." Each of the standardsimay be conveniently formed by doubling a bar orjlength of sheetmaterial nponitse'lf, the

two thicknesses" of material being suitably fastened' o'r connected byj rivets'3, and being flaredat the lower end of] each standard toprovidean extended'l foot or base which serves'to sup'port' the'standardlin an up right-position.These flared or'bifurcated bases '1* of'th'e' standardsiare shown as provided jwith conventional casters or roller supports 4 so that the stand can betfea'sily moved" from place ito' place? I i, i f At a point toward the up er end of each of the standards the" two thicknesses themes are c'ori'resp'ondingly crimpe'd toprovide a transverse bearing 5 within which trunnions G are; journals/db In a similar mannerthe thicknesses of each standard are correspondingly crimped at points toward the lower ends of the" standards; to provide transverse sockets 7 Which'receive the ends of thecross bar 2; saidsocketsfandpcross bar having a square or polygonal cross section so that when the parts 'areassembled the standards are locked a parallel relation to each other. Set screws 8 are threaded in thesides ofthe sockets"? and provide a means for engaging-the cross bar 2to hold thestandards rigidly in a proper relative relation to each other. 11 It will be'obvious; however; that by.

lo seningthesers rews' the standards' 'can befreadily moved toward or away fromea'ch other as mayg-be necessary to adjust" the stand for. "use under various conditions.

The -trunnions' 6" are movablefin and out i within the bear 'ing'sfi so that the curved plates; 9. which are applied tojthe ends there; of can be adjusted toward and awa fmm' eachf other. Set collars F10 areliadjustable i it upon the trunnions 6"; said'collarsbeing air-F rangan gag h ame fth af-"la n s r di h by prevent the mama from shifting longitudinally back and forth withiathe beeringsw enthe arts are prop,

1y a emb1ed and adjusted foruse. Each .of'the platese9 isprovided at opposite ends thereof with curved clampingarms 11 which.

are adapted to fit around a milk jar or other container 12 which is supported "betw I the swinging plates 9, Th e clamping arms;

1-1- are preferably adjustably connected to the plates 9 Sothat they can be moved in and out and properly arranged to engage different sizes of jars. For this purpose each e of the clamping arms 11 is shown as provided with a pair of hooked fingers 13 which project laterally therefroniare adapted to interlock with any selected pair of openings 14: in the plate. of the clamping arms can thus be lengthened a small jar, and the free endsofthe arms terminate in corresponding outwardly projecting ears 15 which are connected by clamps ing bolts 16. v I I bottom platel'? is suspended from the, tilting plates. 9? by means of hangers. 185,, said. hangers being preferably adjustablev int length, and for this purpose being shown, as constructed in, sections whicha-I'TQ connected by turn buckles 19. The milk jar,

or other container 12, rests; uponE the bottom plate 17 and is securely clamped in position between thetilting plates 9-:by means of, the

- clamping; arms llhe-bniembets carriedby the trunnions G thustorm a, cage 0.]: cradle in which the milk jar is rigidly clamped, and which can be readily tilted at any time when it is desired, to pour out-thecontentsof, the milk jar. A suitable handle 20. may be ape plied to one side of thefcage, being shown in the present instance asuprojectlng from the bottom plate 17.7 By grasping this handle the cage. and milk jar can bee-easily; tilted whenever it is desired to removeall or a,

portion of the contents of thejar. A heavy milk jar or crock can thus be manipulated by a woman or child withontrany of the injurious strain which would be incident. to litting the same.

Having thus d scribed the in en ion, what I claim as new and desire tosccureaby ters Patent, is

1. A support of the character described including a pair oi standards. providedwith corresponding b,earings,,trunnions journaledv within the bearings andadjustable longitu dinally therein, til-table, plates, upon the inner-ends of the trunnions, clamping arms carriedfby the plates; for engaging a; jar arranged between, the; same, i and button tsuppporting means. suspended fromgthe plates,

2; A support of tllea character described.

including-apair of, standards provided with correspondingbearings, trunnionsjmlfllaled a Copies of thisipatent may be obtained tor 1 within the bearings and adjustable, longitu dinally: therein, tilting plates carried by the:

The efiectivelength inner ends of'th'e tru'nnions, clamping arms adjustably connected to opposite ends of the tilting plates. and adapted to fit around a jar supported between the plates, and clamping bolts connecting the ends of the clamping arms. or shortened as may become necessary" when ad ust1ng the device to receive, a large Q1.

3L- A support of the character described including apairofi standards provided with correspondin g'bearings, trunnions journaled the inner ends of the trunnions and provided ateach end. thereof with a series of openings, clamping arms carried by the ends of the plates. and provided with hooked fingers adapted; to interlock with selected openings, said clamping arms being adapted to extend around a. jar arranged between the tilting plates, and damping bolts connecting the free. endso-f, the clamping arms.

5. A support of the, character described,

including apair of standards provided with corresponding bearings, trunnions journaled within'the; bearings and adjustable longitu dinal-ly therein, tilting plates applied to the inner endsof. thetrunnions and provided at each end thereof with a series of openings, set. collars adjustable on! the, trunnions and adapted. to, be. arranged to engage the inner ends of the. bearings, a, bottom plate sus pended from the tilting plates, clamping iIIlS. adjustably applied to the ends of the tilting plates and provided with hooked fingers. adapted, to; interlock with selected open-' ingsthe're n, and clamping bolts connecting l'ie'freeends.oftheclampihgalms.

In testimony whereof I have signedkm-y name to this specificationin the presence of two; subscribing witnesses.-

QKARON TATE-v Witnesses: I

v HENRY RR ES, I v EnDavis,

live cl ents each, by addressing the Commissioner o fZPatent's, Washington, D. G." x 

